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Spinoff story
External Platform Enables Space Research
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Many ISS investigations test how materials perform outside our atmosphere or use the vantage point for Earth, sun, and star observations. Houston-based Airbus DS Space Systems has built external platforms for NASA, working with Johnson Space Center, to enable that kind of research, and most recently used that expertise to build a commercial platform, which will allow private companies to test materials and mount sensors in space.